The Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also an important carrier for China people to release their emotions and satisfy their psychological demands. It is also the annual carnival and eternal spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation. Let's introduce the history of the Spring Festival in English.

Historical English about the Spring Festival

The Spring Festival celebration is the most important celebration in a year. China people may celebrate the Spring Festival in a slightly different way, but their wishes are almost the same; They wish their families and friends good health and luck in the coming year.

The Spring Festival celebration is the most important celebration in a year. China people may celebrate the Spring Festival in a slightly different way, but their wishes are almost the same. They wish their families and friends health and good luck in the coming year.

China's New Year celebrations usually last 15 days. Celebrations include China New Year feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, New Year bells and New Year greetings from China. Most people in China will stop celebrating at home on the seventh day of the New Year, because National Day usually ends on that day, but celebrations in public places can last until the sixth day of the New Year.

Spring Festival celebrations usually last 15 days. Celebrations include New Year's Eve, setting off firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, ringing bells and greeting during the Spring Festival. Most people in China will stop celebrating the Spring Festival on the 7th day, because the National Day usually ends on this day, but celebrations in public places may last until the 15th day of the first month.

House cleaning

House cleaning

Cleaning the house in the New Year is a very old custom, which can be traced back to thousands of years ago. Dust is traditionally associated with the "old", so cleaning their houses and sweeping dust means saying goodbye to the "old" and welcoming the "new". A few days before the New Year, China families cleaned their houses, swept the floor, washed daily necessities, cleaned cobwebs and dredged ditches. People are happy to do all these things, hoping for a good year in the coming year.

The very old custom of cleaning houses during the Spring Festival can even be traced back to thousands of years ago. Dust is traditionally associated with the "old", so cleaning the house and sweeping the dust means saying goodbye to the "old" and welcoming the "new". A few days before the Spring Festival, every household in China cleaned the house, swept the floor, packed up daily necessities, cleaned cobwebs and dredged ditches. People do all these things happily, hoping for good luck in the coming year.

house decoration

house decoration

One of the decorations of the house is to put couplets on the door. Good wishes were expressed at the Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are usually posted in pairs, because even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in China culture.

One of the decorations of the house is to put couplets on the door. Express good wishes at the Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are usually posted in pairs, because even numbers are symbols of good luck and good luck in China culture.

People in northern China are used to sticking paper-cuts on their windows. In stick grilles, people put a big red Chinese character "Fu" on the door. Red "Fu" means good luck and wealth, so in auspicious occasions such as weddings and festivals, people are used to sticking "Fu" on doors or walls.

In northern China, people are used to sticking paper-cuts on their windows. People not only put paper-cuts on the windows, but also put big red Chinese characters "Fu" on the doors. A red word "fu" means good luck and wealth, so in auspicious occasions such as weddings and festivals, people are used to sticking the word "fu" on doors or walls.

Waiting for the first bell of China New Year to ring.

Waiting for the first bell of the Spring Festival

The first bell is the symbol of China New Year. People in China like to go to a big square on New Year's Eve, where there is a huge clock. As the New Year approaches, they count down and celebrate together. People believe that ringing the big clock can drive away all bad luck and bring them good luck. In recent years, some people began to go to temples on the mountain to wait for the first bell. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou is a very famous temple, because it rang the bell for the first time to herald the China New Year. Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate China New Year.

The first bell is a symbol of the Spring Festival. People in China like to go to a big square with a big clock on New Year's Eve. As the Spring Festival approached, they began to count down and celebrate together. People believe that the sound of a big clock can drive away bad luck and bring good luck. In recent years, some people began to wait for the first bell in the mountain temple. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou is very famous, and its bell announces the arrival of the Spring Festival. Now many foreigners also go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Stay up late ("keep watch")

Stay up late ("keep watch")

Keeping old means staying up late on New Year's Eve. After a sumptuous dinner, the family sat together and chatted happily, waiting for the arrival of the New Year.

Keeping watch is not sleeping on New Year's Eve. After the New Year's Eve, the family got together and chatted happily, waiting for the arrival of the Spring Festival.

New year feast

Family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve

The Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Year's party is a "must" party for all family members to get together. The food eaten at the New Year's Eve dinner varies from region to region. In southern China, people are used to eating "rice cakes" (rice cakes made of glutinous rice flour), because as a homonym, rice cakes mean "getting taller every year". In the north, the traditional New Year's Eve dinner is jiaozi, which is shaped like a new moon.

The Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. New Year's Eve is a "must" party for all family members to get together. The food eaten at the New Year's Eve party varies from place to place. In the south of China, people are used to eating "rice cakes" (rice cakes made of glutinous rice flour), because as a homonym, rice cakes mean "rising step by step". In the north, the traditional New Year's Eve dinner is "jiaozi" or crescent-shaped dumplings.

Setting off firecrackers

Setting off firecrackers

Setting off firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebrations. However, considering the possible danger and negative noise caused by setting off firecrackers, the government has banned this practice in many big cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still insist on this traditional celebration. When the midnight bell on New Year's Eve strikes 12, cities and towns are illuminated by the light of fireworks, and the sound is deafening. Every household is waiting for this happy moment. Children hold firecrackers in one hand and lighters in the other, and light their happiness happily at this special moment, even though they plug their ears.

Setting off firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebrations. However, for fear that setting off firecrackers will bring dangerous and annoying noise, the government has banned setting off firecrackers in many big cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still insist on this traditional celebration. On New Year's Eve, once the bell of 12 strikes midnight, the town is illuminated by the flashing light of fireworks, and the firecrackers are deafening. The whole family stayed up late for this happy moment. The children were holding firecrackers in one hand and lighters in the other, showing their happiness happily on this special festival, even though they covered their ears with fear.

New Year's greetings (centenary)

Spring Festival greetings (New Year greetings)

On the first day of the New Year or shortly after, everyone puts on new clothes, greets relatives and friends with bows and Gong Xi (congratulations), and wishes each other good luck and happiness in the New Year. In rural areas of China, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives, so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.

On the first day of the Spring Festival or shortly after, everyone wears new clothes and bows to greet relatives and friends and congratulate them, wishing each other good luck and happiness in the new year. In rural China, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives, so they must spend more than two weeks visiting relatives and friends.

On the first day of the new year, it is a habit for the younger generation to visit their elders, hoping that they will live a long and healthy life.

On the first day of the Spring Festival, it is customary for the younger generation to meet the older generation and wish them health and longevity.

Because it takes a lot of time to visit relatives and friends, now, some busy people send New Year cards to express their good wishes instead of visiting in person.

Because it takes a lot of time to visit relatives and friends, some busy people now send Spring Festival cards to express their good wishes instead of visiting them in person.

lucky money

lucky money

This is the money that parents and grandparents give their children as New Year gifts. People believe that the money will bring good luck and drive away monsters; Hence the name "lucky money". Parents and grandparents first put money in special small red envelopes and give them to their children after the New Year feast or when they come to see them in the New Year. They choose to put money in red envelopes, because China people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children lucky money and lucky colors.

This is the money given to the children by their parents and grandparents as Spring Festival gifts. It is said that lucky money can bring good luck and exorcism; Therefore, it is called "lucky money". Parents and grandparents first put the money into a special small red envelope and give it to their children after the New Year's Eve or when they come to pay New Year's greetings. They put money in red envelopes because China people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children lucky money and lucky colors.

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